Quality Assurance Engineer Location: Creswell, Worksop, Nottinghamshire Industry: Manufacturing Salary: £35k to £40K Unfortunately, visa sponsorship is not available for the vacancy. Are you passionate about quality, precision, and purpose? Our client is manufacturing sustainable, lightweight building materials that surround us all every day. As part of ambitious growth plans, they are looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer to join the team and help drive quality forward at the plant level. What You'll Do: As the Quality Assurance Engineer, you’ll ensure that your work will help guarantee that every product manufactured lives up to customer expectations. This will be achieved through ongoing lab testing of products and materials while investigating quality concerns. You will be proficient in root cause analysis (RCA) through the application of your quality problem-solving skills and the associated corrective actions and close-out processes. As the Quality Assurance Engineer, you will play a key role in the team working on the development, implementation, and achievement of ISO 9001. You will have a great opportunity to contribute to shaping QC processes, to ensure compliance with site and regulatory standards, and improve the way in which quality control and assurance are delivered across the site. Your work will include collaborating with the purchasing team and some supplier communications. All with the full support of the Plant Director and Group Quality Manager. In this role, you will: * Champion quality and safety performance across plant operations * Support the implementation of Group quality policies and standards * Conduct and analyse plant-level quality testing * Collaborate with R&D to develop and refine innovative products through plant trials and new product introductions. * Drive continuous improvement and root-cause analysis for quality issues * Contribute to achieving and maintaining ISO 9001 through effective QC, documentation, and standardisation. What You Bring: * Experience in quality assurance in a manufacturing setting * A deep understanding of ISO9001 and quality systems with experience in internal auditing to ISO 9001. ISO9001 Lead Auditor accreditation would be an advantage. * Proven experience in the application of quality problem solving and improvement skills such as Root Cause Analysis, 5 Whys, Ishikawa, 8D, Statistical Process Control, DMAIC, CAPA, and FMEA. * Lean training would be an advantage, such as Six Sigma, WCM, or similar. * Safety training or certification would be an advantage, such as IOSH or NEBOSH * Confidence in managing change and communicating across all levels * Experience supporting R&D with line trials and NPI would be very helpful. Why Join Us? This is a great opportunity to join a business with a rapid improvement and growth plan, supported by a large global group. A real opportunity to contribute to shaping quality assurance, quality control, and production operations at a local level. Apply Now Send your CV for an initial informal and confidential chat